Alan Eustace Jumps From Stratosphere

Alan Eustace Jumps From Stratosphere

Mr. Eustace landing. He wore a specially designed spacesuit with a life-support system. Credit Paragon Space Development Corporation

Alan Eustace, 57, a senior vice president of Google and Cloud Appreciation Society member number 32,261 recently broke the world record for sky-diving from the stratosphere. The New York Times reported on this amazing feat quoting Mr Eustace “It was a wild, wild ride,” he said. “I hugged on to the equipment module and tucked my legs and I held my heading”.

The total fall was over 25 miles in 15 minutes – the complete story and video can be seen on the The New York Times website.

Thank you to Peter Dickman for drawing this to our attention.

1 Comment

John Brigden

November 13, 2014 at 2:55 pm

Congratulations Mr Eustace. Why such subdued media coverage? You should be on every TV channel as Mr Baumgartner was when he achieved the record. What an achievement – shout it from the rooftops. Don’t be shy. My admiration sir.